The deadly Islamist attacks in France and conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine are set to dominate discussions at the WEF’s annual meeting. ||| Europe – The deadly Islamist attacks in France and conflicts in Iraq and Ukraine are set to dominate discussions at this week’s gathering of the world’s political and economic elite in...

Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” has won acclaim around the world but is dividing opinion back at home. ||| Moscow – Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev’s Oscar-nominated film “Leviathan” has won acclaim around the world but is dividing opinion back at home, where some see it as a critique...

The risk of international conflict is now the biggest threat facing countries and businesses in the coming decade, trumping concerns about the economy, the World Economic Forum said yesterday. ||| Ben Hirschler LondonThe risk of international conflict was now the biggest threat facing countries and businesses in the coming decade, trumping...

British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama said stronger economies were critical to maintaining free speech. ||| London – British Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama on Thursday said stronger economies were critical to maintaining free speech and defeating a “distorted ideology” manifest in...

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of State John Kerry will be among the political heavyweights attending next week’s annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. ||| Simeon Bennett and Simon Kennedy Geneva and LondonCHINESE Premier Li Keqiang, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Secretary of...